Sorting Out the Strips.

Before I do any more sewing I thought it would be a good idea to sort the plastic box out. The top strips are 21 1/2 inches long. Half the size needed for a laundry bag. I sew two of these together to make the right length strip. The middle row is 42 inches long, the correct length for the laundry bags and the 3rd strip are lengths that are too short to be whole lengths but I did not want to cut them for the laundry bags so I have left them as long strips. Once I have done the whole box I will sort them out into Hero stuff and PNG stuff by adding cardboard to keep them separated.

4 Inch Box of Strips

 This box is full of strips 4 inches wide. (The size needed for Aussie Hero laundry bag tops) all left over fabric from the bags made and from the PNG quilt fabrics.

 This is how I am going to use them. First I sew three strips together, top and bottom one the same. Cut them into 10 1/2 squares, sew three squares together to make a strip, turning them around so that the seams do not meet. Do the next strip so that they turn in another direction, sew those two together.

The last strip is just like the first one. The only seams that intersect are the ones in the middle block. Super easy, Super quick! Great for beginners like me! The finished size is 30 inches square Just lovely for a baby wrap The last thing to add is a border to make it fit the 36 inch squares I have already cut out.

Fabric Preparation.

Our internet has been very patchy for a while now, so I have busied myself in my sewing room. This is what I have been doing for the past couple of days. Cutting up fabric bought from op shops all around the place. 38 squares of 37 inches for PNG Quilts.

 Cutting up the fabric for laundry bags, linings and outers, all paired up in sets of 4

52 bags ready to sew. This should keep me busy for a while.

Laundry Bag

 I recently made some laundry bags with this fabric. A request to all my viewers out there, I would love some more for a quilt. or Wile E. Coyote fabric. While out and about of you are op shopping, Keep an eye out for me, thanks!

Charity Makes and Buys.

 Over the weekend I have made two mens' beanies for the Guardian Angel Knitting Program. This is 10 ply Bendigo 100% wool in navy blue from Savers. I have enough wool to make another one. this is the pattern I used. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hats-for-heroes

 This morning i finished 10 quilts and snugglies for PNG. They are going to be picked up for me.

 Savers Bargain. More pens! These are going to go with the Aussie Hero Laundry bags for the cards I have made with the crosswords on them. I just counted them and I have 80 pens for $25 so they cost just  35c each! A real bargain.

Look at this note paper I found too! Flinders Street Station!

PNG Quilts.

 This is the first of the whole piece fabric quilts I am making for PNG.  You can see why I did not want to chop this one up! This fabric was from Spotlight. I had just under 2 metres of it a remnant and I am making 2 quilts with it and the rest went into the scrappy quilts. To finish it off I will lightly stitch the corners of each flower block. this is also 36 inches square in size.

 This is the back, from a quilt cover from Savers.

The batting is upholstery batting,  I bought a roll on ebay a while back for such an occasion. much cheaper but a little uneven in places so not really suitable for large quilts but fine for these little snugglies.

More PNG Quilts Continued.

 Another variation on a theme. This time instead of cutting on the diagonal, just off set the centre block. Again in 12 1/2 inch blocks of three.

Sew them together. Add two more rows and another top is done.